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The N1 from Bloemfontein onwards is tolled while the N12 is toll-free. Whereas the N12 passes through most of the towns en route to Johannesburg, the N1 bypasses every town between Beaufort West and Johannesburg (avoiding town centres).
National routes in South Africa are a class of trunk roads and freeways which connect major cities. They form the highest category in the South African route numbering scheme, and are designated with route numbers beginning with "N", from N1 to N18.
No. Direction Description of Route Suburbs Street Names M1: North/South: R72 (City Centre) - M15 - M4 - M5/R102 - N2 - M11 (Dorchester Heights) CBD, Arcadia, Southernwood, Selbourne, Vincent, Dorchester Heights
The N12 and the N1 meet again later, in Johannesburg South, Gauteng. The N12 is the only national route other than the N1 that links the Western Cape with Johannesburg, with the N12 passing through Kimberley and the N1 passing through Bloemfontein. [1] While the N1 is a toll road from Bloemfontein onwards, the N12 is toll-free for its length. [1]
Some bypasses, like those in Bloemfontein, Kroonstad, and Polokwane, have been developed as freeways. Motorways in South Africa can fall under various road number classes, including national roads, provincial roads, regional routes, and metro roads. Notably, many motorways around Johannesburg are toll roads, operating under a free-flow toll system.
It enters as Schmidtsdrift Road, then Long Street, and reaches a junction with the N12, just west of the N12's intersection with the R64 (an alternative route to Bloemfontein). It turns south-east to be co-signed with the N12 as Bultfontein Road up to the Bishops Road junction, where the N12 turns south, leaving the N8 as the south-easterly road.
From Reddersburg, the N6 makes a direct line for Bloemfontein, going northwards for 49 kilometres to reach a four-way junction south-west of the Bloemfontein suburb of Mangaung (which is also the name of the Metropolitan Municipality in which the city is located).
The N3 is a national route in South Africa that connects Johannesburg and Durban, [1] respectively South Africa's largest and third-largest cities. Johannesburg is the financial and commercial heartland of South Africa, while Durban is South Africa's key port and one of the busiest ports in the Southern Hemisphere and is also a holiday destination.